After scoring 29 points and nearly leading Pottsville to a victory over Class AAAAA-member Texarkana on Friday night, Garrett Hill continued his strong performance Saturday with a 31-point outing to give the Apaches a 64-49 victory over Atkins in the Cyclone Classic.

Trailing by three points late in the third quarter after Johnathan Cathey came away with a steal that led to an easy Red Devil basket, Pottsville (6-4) went on an 8-0 to close out the quarter with a 41-36 lead.

Hill got the run going with a layup at the 2:05 mark, after getting around several Atkins defenders, and added two free throws 40 seconds later. Jacob Lee and Joe Cain completed the run with both scoring a basket.

The Red Devils (2-5) were not able to get closer than within two in the fourth quarter. Nathaniel Talkington nailed a three-pointer at the 7:22 mark to pull Atkins closer at 43-41.

The Apaches prevent the Red Devils from getting closer as Hill found his way inside again for another layup at the 7:09 mark to give Pottsville a 45-41 lead. He sank two free throws shortly there after and then found Larry Shingular - who connected on four three-point attempts Friday night - open for a three-pointer to give the Apaches a 50-41 lead with 5:27 remaining in the game.

Justin Avery made good on a layup off a nice pass by Cathey to help Atkins cut the lead down to seven, 50-43, at the 4:56 mark. However, that would be as close as the Red Devils would get the rest of the way.

Pottsville led by as much as 17 points after Avery's basket, as Shingular hit two free throws to give the Apaches a 62-45 lead with 48 seconds left.

Atkins led early in the game until Hill hit a three-pointer at the 1:15 mark in the first quarter to tie the score 8-8. Shingular added another three-pointer 45 seconds later to give the Apaches their first lead of the game.

Points kept coming for Pottsville as the Apaches opened a five-point lead until Zach Huffine drained a three-pointer at the 6:56 mark in the second quarter, and Avery scored on a lay-in to tie the score 15-15.

Hill answered quickly with a couple of three-pointers, and the defensive intensity from both teams picked up.

The Red Devils closed the half strong and went into the locker room with a manageable deficit to overcome, as Pottsville held a 26-23 lead at halftime.

Atkins opened the second half with an 8-2 run, including a basket by Avery at the 5:45 mark to give the Red Devils their first lead since early in the first quarter. Cathey followed with another steal and layup combination to put Atkins in front 31-28 at the 4:11 mark in the third quarter.

Hill and Shingular both responded with layups to retake the lead for the Apaches, 33-31.

Cathey put an end to Pottsville's lead with a three-pointer at the 3:41 mark to give Atkins a 34-33 lead.

The Red Devils never regained the lead after the 8-0 Apache run to finish the third quarter.

Shingular complimented Hill nicely with 17 points. Cathey and Avery both had 14 points for the Red Devils and Talkington had nine.